El Hijo Del Buno - "La Danza Del Espiritu" (feat Los Gaiteros De Pueblob Santo) (3:32)
De Mar Y Rio - "Bailen Y Gocen" (3:52)
Umu Obiligbo - "Udemba" (3:35)
Amadou Balake - "Massa Kamba" (4:33)
Joi N'juno - "Samemala" (5:18)
Avila Santo - "Wole" (3:44)
Oliver N'goma - "Icole" (5:15)
Patrick Saint-eloi - "Ay Pwan Van" (5:53)
Timothee Et Pot & Co - "Rentre Dans Ton Hlm" (2:59)
Adelasio Muangole - "Nao Fatiga Muangole" (5:24)
Locobeach - "Idea Desesperada" (4:05)
Review: Guts is a renowned French producer, DJ and vinyl connoisseur known for curating impeccable selections of global sounds. He has done so three times before for this series on Heavenly Sweetness and now returns with a fourth volume that arrives just in time for party season. This essential compilation traverses vibrant Latin rhythms, dynamic Afrobeat, soulful grooves and infectious tropical rhythms to make for a far-travelling listen. Again it shows off Guts' unmatched ability to uncover hidden gems and present them with fresh energy in an eclectic yet cohesive celebration of music's global spirit.
Review: Since 2019, Nairo "Papik" Poggi has served up a trio of Cocktail Italy albums, all of which make use of an impressive variety of (mostly) Italian musicians and vocalists. Volume Four sticks to the same script as its predecessors, serving up sun-flecked, often soulful treats that variously mix and match elements of classic string-laden jazz, soul-jazz, jazz-funk, P-funk, bossa-nova and Latin jazz. Basically, it's music to enjoy while sat somewhere hot (either in the sunshine or by a roaring fire) with a glass of something tasty and refreshing in hand. Highlights include the revivalist disco-soul of 'Primavera (featuring Nadyne Rush)', synth-laden Danny Losito hook-up 'Prima di Andare Via', mid-80s Italo-disco-goes-jazz number 'Notti (featuring Anna Fondi) and superbly summery dancefloor workout 'Ti Sento (featuring Vittoria Siggillino)'.
Tambores De Enrique Bonne - "Como Arrullos De Palma"
Ricardo Eddy Martinez - "Expresso Ritmico"
Los Papines - "Solo De Tumba Y Bongo"
Grupo Sintesis - "Aqui Estamos"
Los Van Van - "Llegada"
Grupo Raices Nuevas - "Baila Mi Guaguanco"
Luis Carbonell - "La Rumba"
Orquesta Riverside - "En Casa Del Trompo No Bailes"
Juan Formel & Los Van Van - "Llegue, Llegue"
Grupo Los Yoyi - "Tu No Me Puedes Conquistar"
Los Papines - "Para Que Niegas?"
Grupo De Experimentacion Sonora Del ICAIC - "Cuba Va!"
Raul Gomez - "Luces En La Pista"
Los Brito - "El 4-5-6"
Leo Brouwer - "Tema De El Rancheador De La Naturaleza"
Ricardo Eddy Martinez - "La 132"
Los Reyes 73 - "Finalizo Un Amor"
Review: Given that Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker's Cuba: Music and Revolution - Culture Clash in Havana is one of the standout compilations of 2021, hopes are naturally sky-high for this speedy sequel. Like its predecessor, volume 2 focuses on music and made and released on the Caribbean island between 1975 and '85, this time round largely focusing on rare fusions of salsa, Latin jazz, disco, soul and funk, mostly licensed from records that have never been available outside Cuba. It's another stunning selection all told, with highlights including the heady Cuban disco/salsa fusion of Orquesta Los Van Van, the fiery disco-funk of FA 5, the heavily percussive hedonism of Luis Carobonell and the fuzzy psychedelic rock of Grupo De Experimentacion Sonora Del ICAIC. In a word: essential.
Oscar Jerome & Oscar Worldpeace - "Green With Envy"
Daniel Casimir - "Lost" (feat Ria Moran)
Theon Cross - "Epistrophy"
Maya Delilah - "Harvest Moon"
Kay Young - "Feel Like Making Love"
Venna & Marco - "Where Are We Going?"
Reuben James - "Infant Eyes"
Binker Golding - "Fort Worth"
Cherise - "Sunrise"
Franc Moody - "Cristo Redentor"
Review: The first Blue Note Re:imagined album was frankly brilliant - an imaginative, inspired and thoroughly brilliant set of covers of classic cuts from the label's catalogue, expertly realised by a cast of 21st century UK jazz and soul talents - so hopes are naturally high for this sequel. We shouldn't have worried, to be honest, because it's another terrific collection. Our picks of a very strong bunch include Swindle's orchestra-sporting, jazz-funk-goes-hip-hop-soul take on Donald Byrd's 'Miss Kane', Ego Ella May's gently dubby, head-nodding and sunrise-ready re-imagining of Chico Hamilton's 'The Morning Side of Love', an ultra-dreamy, pedal steel-sporting cover of 'Harvest Moon' courtesy of Maya Delilah, and a tactile neo-soul interpretation of Marlena Shaw classic 'Feel Like Making Love' by Kay Young. Impeccable.
Herman Schoonderwalt - "Theme From The Movie ‘Mensen Van Morgen’"
The Diamond Five - "Les Halles"
The Red & Brown Brothers - "Blues For Eddy"
Frans Elsen Quintet - "Sem"
Leddy Wessel With Jack Van Poll & His Tree-oh - "Sing Sing Sing"
Boy’s Big Band - "Blues Minor"
The Frans Wieringa Trio - "Work Song"
Rita Reys & Oliver Nelson - "Wives & Lovers"
Herman Schoonderwalt Septet - "My Plea"
Trio Tony Vos - "Comin’ Home Baby"
Review: Traditionally, Dutch jazz has not been that celebrated globally, despite the Netherlands producing some terrific performers and must-check recordings. Hip Holland does its best to set the record straight, offering up an impressive selection of 'modern jazz' gems recorded in the Netherlands between 1950 and 1970. It's an entertaining and eye-opening selection all told, with our picks of a very strong bunch including the soft-lit shuffle of The Diamond Five's 'Amsterdam Blues', the classic Blue Note flavours of The Jacob Brothers' 'Two Brothers', the bluesy brilliance of 'Golden Eaarings' by Martin Beenen and His Orchestra (where singer Sandy Fort supplies a sublime lead vocal) and the up-tempo hedonism of 'Sing Sing Sing' by the fabulously named Leddy Wessel With Jack Van Poll and His Tree-Oh.
Taboo (From The Buddy Collette Septet’s Polynesia)
Flight (feat Marni Nixon)
Gaugin (feat Marni Nixon,)
Singapore Sling
Polynesian Suite: Tenin/Barbarian/Anchorage/Corpse/Sleeping Gypsy/Room With Skies
Japanese Suite
Jungle Bells (From The John McFarland Sextet Provocatif)
Summer Storms
Watusi
Tangerine
The Chimp & The Bumble Bee
Where Or When
Forbidden
Midnight By A Persian Waterfall
Headhunters
Fuego Cubano (Cuban Fire) (From Stan Kenton’s ‘Cuban Fire’)
El Congo Valiente (Valiant Congo)
Recuerdos (Reminiscences)
Quien Sabe (Who Knows)
La Quera Baila (The Fair One Dances)
La Suerte De Los Tontos (Fortune Of Fools)
Seven Deadly Sins Theme (From Bill Russo & His Orchestra ‘Seven Deadly Sins’)
Greed
Lechery
Gluttony
Anger
Envy
Sloth
Pride (Epilogue)
Review: Although the title track doesn't make it clear, this four-disc compilation gathers together for classic, sought-after and near impossible to find exotica albums - sets that should appeal to both serious collectors and newcomers to the eccentric, jazz-tinged easy listening style. The first disc boasts 'Polynesia' by the Buddy Colette Septet, a 1962 jazz set influenced by the sounds of Hawaii that Cherry Red describes as "the Holy grail of exotica". CD2 presents in full John McFarland's 1959 space-age easy listening delight 'Provocatif', while disc three features Stan Kenton's 'Cuban Fire' (1956), a Latin-tinged big band jazz workout. Finally, disc four delivers Bill Russo's 'Seven Deadly Sins', a dark, eerie and creepy concept album from 1962 informed by cool jazz.
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